Geek is chic.
I was shocked to learn that the makers of the pixelated Stolen Jewels from a couple years ago, Mike and Maaike, were also the designers of the T-Mobile G1! After some investigation, I found that the SF-based design pair has designed even more geeky products — and you might be surprised what came from the modern "jewelers." Read more
Mike and Maaike's beautiful pixelated leather jewelry caught my eye among an amassment of fabulously geeky items at the 2007 International Contemporary Furniture Fair, so I was delighted to learn more about the makers and collection. According to their website, the effort was an exploration of tangible vs virtual in relation to real and perceived value. "Using google image search, we browsed Read more
The 2007 International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York kicked off yesterday, and while I was unable to sneak away - ahem, I couldn't miss Maker Faire - plenty of bloggers are keeping me updated on all of the geeky wares. Mocoloco captured this great image of Mike and Maaike's beautiful pixelated leather jewelry. A kissing cousin of the Lego Obsession and Tetris necklaces from the Read more
After 20 years of running San Francisco's Zinc Details, owner Vas Kiniris has watched modernism evolve. From the iconic mid-century styles that still remain relevant to the explosion of new talent hitting the scene, Vas strives to incorporate both ends of the spectrum into his design store. You may have caught Vas's tips yesterday for his favorite ways to shop and style like a modernist. Now, Read more
